Packaging and displaying device



Oct. 3, 1950 M. ESSMAN 2,524,345

PACKAGING AND DISPLAYING DEVICE,

Filed April 24. 1948 FIG. l. in m- C w 10 I5 II a1: INVENTOR.

MA NUE L ESSMAN ATTQRNEY.

Patented Oct. 3, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

2,524,345 PACKAGING AND DISPLAYING DEVICE Manuel Essman, New York, N. Y.Application April 24, 1948, Serial No. 23,111

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a novel device for packaging and displayingneckties and has as its primary object the provision of a device whichwill retain neckties in clean and neat condition while simultaneouslyallowing the neckties to be viewed instantaneously for selection.

Neckties are generally displayed in retail establishments either hangingfrom upright tie racks, or stacked within a display counter, or evenlaid out loosely on a counter or table. Repeated handling of theneckties by salesmen and prospective purchasers frequently results insoiling and requires constant readjustment of the neckties to preserve aneat and attractive appearance.

The device of the present invention, on the other hand, allows necktiesto be neatly displayed and inspected by prospective purchasers withoutrequiring the harmful and undesirable handling and fingering which hasbeen inevitable heretofore.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of thecharacter described for displaying and retaining neckties which may befabricated inexpensively, which may be used effectively in the home andduring travel and which conserves space.

The foregoing objects as well as additional objects and advantages ofthe invention will be readily apparent in the course of the followingdetailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawingwhich illustrates a preferred embodiment, and wherein:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a mounting element upon which the necktie maybe folded.

Fig. 2 illustrates the initial step of adjusting the necktie on themounting element.

Fig. 3 illustrates a subsequent step in the folding of the necktie aboutthe mounting element.

Fig. 4 illustrates the necktie completely folded about the mountingelement, the folded necktie and mounting element being removablycontained within a transparent wrapping or envelope.

Mounting element I may be cut from a substantially rectangular blank ofcardboard, fiberboard or any other suitable material. In the preferredembodiment of the invention, mounting element or board II] has parallelsides and is formed along its top edge and adjacent one of its sideswith a spacing tab II defining a mounting edge I2 on one side thereoffor the reception of the folded end of necktie I3, as clearly shown inthe drawing. A cutout I4 is provided so that the lower fold I3a of thenecktie may be passed over the front face of the mounting element In toimmediately underlie outer fold I312, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

Upper fold I3?) and lower fold Ilia of the necktie are broughtdownwardly over the front face of mounting element I B to be receivedwithin bottom recess I 4 formed in the bottom edge thereof. Recess I Iis preferably further provided with a medial depression I ia for thereception of lower fold I3a of the necktie and terminates laterally in anotch I5 for retaining the edge of upper fold I 312, as clearly shown inFigs. 3 and 4.

Upper fold I31) and lower fold I3a are next passed upwardly over theback of mounting element ID to be received within top recess I6 formedin the top edge of said mounting element on that side of spacing tab I Iopposite mounting edge I2. Top recess I6 is preferably provided with amedial depression IBa for the reception of lower fold I311 of thenecktie. An integral top edge tab I'I defines a lateral notch I 8 forretaining the edge of upper fold I319. The mounting of the necktie onelement Iii is completed by passing the free ends of upper fold I31) andlower fold I3a downwardly across the front of said element, as shown inFig. 4.

After having been adjusted on mounting element ID in the mannerindicated, necktie l3 and said mounting element are inserted within awrapper or envelope IQ of transparent material. Transparent envelope I9may be formed from regenerated cellulose, cellulose acetate or the like.It will be noted that the top edge Ila of tab If and the top edge Ila ofspacing tab I I preferably lie in. the same plane in order to properlyalign mounting element Ill within transparent envelope I9. Also the axisof bottom tie-receiving recess I l and top tie-receiving recess it areangularly inclined in opposite direction in order to fold the tie overthe entire compass of mounting element Ill.

Mounting element I0 is so proportioned with respect to transparentenvelope I9 as to present an integral finger-hold projection 26 forreadily withdrawing said mounting element when the necktie is to beremoved therefrom.

By the use of the novel device of the present invention it is apparentthat ties may be individually mounted and displayed in their transparentenvelopes for inspection by the prospective purchaser. The pattern andcolor of each tie may be viewed apart from the remaining ties in aparticular collection and a neat, clean and attractive appearancepreserved by eliminating excessive and repeated fingering. Upon beingselected by the purchaser the packaged tie requires no additionalwrapping or handling.

The device is adapted for a variety of uses in addition to its indicateduse as a display and packaging device for retail establishments. Forexample, by slight modification, a, plurality of such devices may bemounted within a binder or portfolio which may be convenient carried ina handbag during travel or which may be placed within a drawer or upon acloset shelf to relieve congestion and conserve space This may beaccomplished by the simple expedient of affixing a perforated backingstrip (not shown) to the closed end of the transparent envelope of thedevice after which a number of such envelopes may be readily mounted ina looseleaf binder or the like to be easily turned for the selection ofa particular tie or ties. V

The protective transparent stantially dustproof and, in combination withthe mounting element [0, will preserve'thenecktie against the wrinkling,limpness, loss of shape and general abuse attendant upon hanging fromconventional tie racks.

Since certain modifications may be made in the device of the presentinvention without de parting from the scope thereof, it is intended thatall matter contained in the foregoing description and shown in theaccompanying drawing be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

What is claimed is:

1. A device for displaying and retaining neckties comprising a flatmounting element formed from a single blank, said mounting element having a spacing tab formed in the upper edge thereof and defining amounting edge for the reception thereagainst of the folded end of anecktie and an upper tie-receiving recess, said upper recess having amedially depressed portion for retaining the lower fold of the necktie,a cutout portion spaced below said mounting edge for passing the lowerfold of the necktie downwardly across the front of said mounting elementtounderlie the upper fold of the necktie, a lower necktie-receivingrecess formed in the bottom edge of said mounting element, said lowerrecess having a medially depressed portion for retaining the lower foldof the necktie, transparent protective means within element is removablyinsertable, said upper and lower tie-receiving recesses being angularlyinclined in opposite directions, whereby to fold the necktie over theentire compass of the mounting element. 1

,2. A device for displaying and retaining neckties comprising a flatmounting element formed from a single blank having a pair of parallelsides, said mounting element having a spacing tab formed in the upperedge thereof and defining a mounting edge for the reception thereagainstof the folded end of a necktie and an upper necktie-receiving recess, acutout portion spaced below said mounting edge for pass-ing the lowerfold of the necktie downwardly front of the mounting element to underliethe upper fold of the necktie, a lower necktie-receiving recess formedin the bottom edge of said mounting element, said upper and lowertiereceiving recesses being angularly inclined in opposite directions,whereby to fold the necktie over the entire compass of the mountingelement, transparent protective means enclosing said mounting element,the upper edge of said mounting element having an edge tab adjacent saidenvelope i9 is subwhich said mounting across the upper necktie-receivingrecess and substantially on the same level as said spacing tab forpreventing contact between the necktie and the upper edge of saidprotective means.

3. A device for displaying and retaining neckties comprising a flatmounting element formed from a single blank having a pair of parallelsides, said mounting element havin a spacing tab formed in the upperedge thereof and defining a mounting edge for the reception thereagainstof the folded end of a necktie and an upper necktiereceiving recess, acutout portion spaced below said mounting edge for passing the lowerfold of the necktie downwardly across the front of said mounting elementto underlie the upper fold of the necktie, a lower necktie-receivingrecess formed in the bottom edge of said mounting element, said upperand lower tie-receiving recesses being angularly inclined in oppositedirections, whereby to fold the necktie over the entire compass of themounting, transparent protective means enclosing said mounting element,the upper edge of said mounting element having an edge tab adjacent saidupper necktiereceiving recess and substantially on the same level assaid spacing tab for preventing contact between the necktie and theupper edge of said protective means, said edge tab having an innerlaterally extending notch communicating with said uppernecktie-receiving recess for retaining a respective edge portion of thenecktie, and said lower necktie-receiving recess having a lateral notchfor retaining a respective edge portion of the necktie. i

i. A device for displaying and retaining neckties comprising a flatmounting element formed from a single blank and having parallel sides,said mounting element having a spacing tab formed in the upper edgethereof and defining a mounting edge for the reception thereagainst ofthe folded end of a necktie and an upper necktie receiving recess, saidupper recess having a medially depressed portion for retaining the lowerfold of the necktie, an integral edge tab defining a terminal laterallyextending notch in said upper recess for retaining the edge portion of anecktie, a cutout portion spaced below said mounting edge for passingthe lower fold of the necktie downwardly across the front of saidmounting element to underlie the upper fold of the necktie, a lowernecktie receiving recess formed in the bottom edge of said mountingelement, said lower recess having a medially depressed portion forretaining the lower fold of the necktie, said lower recess having alateral notch for retainingthe respective edge portion of the necktie,the axis of said upper and lower tie receiving recesses being angularlyinclined in opposite directions, whereby to fold the necktie over theentire'coinpass of the mounting element, and a transparent envelopewithin which said m0unting element is removably insertable.

MANUEL ESSMAN.

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